How Many Hours Of Sleep Do You Need?

@miniam (9154)

Bern, Switzerland

July 1, 2016 2:08pm CST

It seems no matter how long i sleep, l still wake up groggy and tired.I try to go to bed at midnight every night and l do sleep through the night,come 7.15 am, l struggle to get up, l need 5 alarms to get me up. After work, l still go for my *naps* that last 2-3 hours every afternoon I live for weekends when l can sleep till 11am. How many hours sleep do you need to wake up fresh? seems l can never get enough sleep.

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@dodo19 (47120)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

2 Jul 16

I usually go to bed around 9 and wake up for 5-6, and I'm usually alright with it. If I don't get enough sleep, or sleep a little too much, it might make a little grumpy, or groggy or something. But for the most part I try to stick to my schedule.

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@dodo19 (47120)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

2 Jul 16

@miniam the sun is pretty much down here by 9. With 3 kids I can't afford to go to bed much later than that.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

2 Jul 16

@dodo19 But 9pm the sun is still shining outside, l cant go to bed when it`s still light outside.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

2 Jul 16

@dodo19 True, with 3 kids, you have your hands full and im sure by 9pm you are tired and cant wait to retire to bed.

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@DianneN (247219)

• United States

2 Jul 16

I get 7 to 8 hours a night. They say more than 8 is not healthy.

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@DianneN (247219)

• United States

3 Jul 16

@miniam Perhaps you need more vitamin B in your diet. With all that sleep and still feeling groggy, I'd mention it to my doctor.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

3 Jul 16

@DianneN Have an appointment in a while but will mention it when im there.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

3 Jul 16

Might not be healthy but l dont want to walk around the next day half awake and half asleep

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@marguicha (215960)

• Chile

2 Jul 16

It used to happen to me, but I don´t sleep as much now that I´m older.

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@marguicha (215960)

• Chile

2 Jul 16

@miniam And now, on top of it all, I take small naps after lunch.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

2 Jul 16

@marguicha Someone told me that as people get older, they need less sleep.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

3 Jul 16

@marguicha For me, naps are a must.

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@skysnap (20154)

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1 Jul 16

For me I think 8 hours is good.

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@skysnap (20154)

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2 Jul 16

@miniam yeah depending on climate sometimes we need more sleep.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

1 Jul 16

8 hours just dont work for me

@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

2 Jul 16

@skysnap I need more sleep than most people, thankfully l sleep well but still do not know why lm groggy most mornings.

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

2 Jul 16

I need at least 7 hours ..

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

4 Jul 16

@miniam One time, I slept for nearly ten hours, I didn't want to get up .. lol .. I stayed in bed for another three hours ..lucky it was a weekend and I had nothing else to do ..

@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

2 Jul 16

@epiffanie If l had it my way, i`d sleep 10 hours daily.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

4 Jul 16

@epiffanie When l can stay in bed till im READY to get up,that`s my happiest day.Saturdays and Sundays, im never in a hurry to get up.

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OtakuNerdyChica

@DanieGirl80587 (2713)

• United States

1 Jul 16

I never seem to wake up refreshed. I'm a working mom lol. I try to get at least 6-7 hours of sleep and go to bed at a decent hour for the most part. I still hate getting up at 6:00 a.m for work every morning. It's brutal.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

1 Jul 16

@DanieGirl80587 Agree, lm up at 7am(at least im supposed to) sometimes l need to lie down and close my eyes for 5 minutes more.Most mornings, l dont manage to get up till 7.25am, which is the latest l can get up to be out of the house at 7.55am.

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OtakuNerdyChica

@DanieGirl80587 (2713)

• United States

1 Jul 16

@miniam Early morning are indeed tough. I envy those "early birds."

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

2 Jul 16

@DanieGirl80587 When not working,nothing gets me out of bed till im ready.

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@shaggin (71671)

• United States

1 Jul 16

I just never seem to feel refreshed unless I get about 11 or 12 hours. I did not sleep well at all last night so tonight I should sleep better.

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@shaggin (71671)

• United States

1 Jul 16

@miniam I never get this much sleep. Since school has been out I have been letting my kids stay up until I go to bed. Then they sleep about 11 or 12 hrs so I sleep until they wake up. I am so tired from not sleeping last night I'm having a mug of warm mill and Tazi tea concentrate to perk me up since I already had my coffee.

@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

1 Jul 16

@shaggin Hope you can go to bed early tonight and get enough sleep.To me, l will not be up till tomorrow about 11am.

@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

1 Jul 16

@shaggin So im not alone.I should try 12 hours too but there is no way I'm going to bed before sunset so i can only try it in the winter.

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Michael Liriano

@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)

• West Haven, Connecticut

1 Jul 16

Same here and I dont know how many hours I sleep but even when I oversleep I still feel tired

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

1 Jul 16

Wish l could find a way to deal with it,makes my mornings really hard as im tired and sleepy.

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Michael Liriano

@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)

• West Haven, Connecticut

1 Jul 16

@miniam same here, im thinking about taking multi vitamins to see if that makes a difference

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@nanette64 (20364)

• Fairfield, Texas

2 Jul 16

As long as I get 8 hours, I'm good @miniam , but I still like my afternoon naps.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

2 Jul 16

To me afternoon naps are more or less a must apart from weekends when l can sleep enough and get up when im ready

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (307406)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

2 Jul 16

I get anywhere from 5-8 hours of sleep, more often on the lower end, though I did get 8 hours today, so that's good.

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@just4him (307406)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Jul 16

@miniam 8 Is nice, but it doesn't happen very often for me.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

2 Jul 16

@just4him 5 are way too less for me,8 is much better.

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@paigea (35767)

• Canada

3 Jul 16

I need about 7 hours of sleep. I have a very hard time sleeping though and often wake up at 3 or 4 in the morning and can't sleep any more. I have to stay awake all day though; if I have a nap I will not be able to sleep at all the next night.

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@paigea (35767)

• Canada

3 Jul 16

@miniam That sounds lovely to me.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

3 Jul 16

@paigea Im lucky when l at last sleep, i do not wake up till morning

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 Jul 16

I can't be sure. I never get enough sleep. I would love to get at least six hours. Sleep is hard to come by for me.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

2 Jul 16

I also never seem to get enough sleep then l struggle most days.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

2 Jul 16

@miniam Our bodies need time to rejuvenate during sleep.

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@dobi_1122 (114)

• Bulgaria

16 Sep 16

To sleep I need at least 9 hours. But at the weekend I can sleep in 12 hours

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

16 Sep 16

Same here,weekends i sleep up to 12 hours without a problem

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@XinfulThotz (4140)

• Singapore, Singapore

17 Sep 16

I think its about quality more than quantity.For me about 6hrs. Sometimes less. I feel more fresh when i exercise regularly. So i think its not only about sleeping longer hours to feel fresh.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

17 Sep 16

For me the quantity makes just as big a difference,most weekdays l sleep less,but on weekends, it`S hard to get me out of bed.

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@sishy7 (27169)

• Australia

2 Jul 16

I've been doing fine with 5-6 hours of sleep at night for many years now...

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

2 Jul 16

@sishy7 Just not enough for me

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@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

1 Jul 16

That's not good to wake up groggy after 7 hours or so of sleep. That should be enough, even without the afternoon naps. I usually get about 7 hours myself, and that's plenty for me.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

2 Jul 16

@jaboUK The l guess some need more sleep and im one of them.

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@amadeo (111948)

• United States

1 Jul 16

I do not sleep a lot.A nap in the pm.About five or six hours.I am happy with that.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

1 Jul 16

@amadeo Lucky you,l nap alot too, i need it.

@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

2 Jul 16

8 hours is healthier but if we get 7 hours is OK

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

2 Jul 16

7 hours are just not enough for me.Honest i think i need 10 to feel fresh the next day.

@Lucky15 (37346)

• Philippines

2 Jul 16

It depends...more than 8 at night. Lol

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

2 Jul 16

@Lucky15 If it works for you.Im not sure exactly how long l need but maybe 10 hours will be fine.

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@Mike197602 (15487)

• United Kingdom

1 Jul 16

I never feel great no matter how much sleep I have. I think I need at least 6 hours to not feel totally rubbish. Mornings are not my favourite time

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

1 Jul 16

@Mike197602 Mornings are nto for me either,cant seem to lift my head up from the pillow.

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